On 2020-03-12 22:59:28, Steve Litt wrote: > Now the guys from FreeDesktop would read this email and wring their > hands: Oh, no, your kludge involves programming, and most people can't > do that. > > Oh really? 12 lines of code and they can't do it (or have a friend help > do it)? FreeDesktop.Org doesn't like me doing 90 minutes of programming > (and actually Lego(R) block assembly). Their preferred method goes > something like this: > > * Use Gnome. > * Find Gnome software that solves your problem: > - Ask your LUG > - Ask on stackoverflow > - Read every page on FreeDesktop.Org > - Spend a day doing web searches > * Test the found softwares for suitability > - If it fails a requirement, ask around for a fix > - Experiment, experiment, experiment > * Install the necessary softwares > - Adjust your workflow to comply with the softwares > - Weave yourself through and around all the software > requirements > > Better yet, with the FreeDesktop.Org way, there's ongoing maintenance, > because every time some library author changes his library, your > FreeDesktop.Org style "solution" breaks and you need to beg for a > special package to fix your problem. > > The FreeDesktop guys are geniuses. They can make specifications that > can turn the most attentive reader into a bowl of jelly. They can > implement sixteen levels of pointers and events and callbacks far > beyond the understanding of mortal man.
After implementing some of their protocols, I started calling FreeDesktop.Org FatDesktop.Obscenities. -- A big old stinking pile of genius that no one wants coz there are too many silver coated monkeys in the world. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
